Never so transparent to me was the product of the media’s actions while watching the “Latinos Beyond Reel-Challenging a Media Stereotype” video. In the video, it was highlighted that within the years of 1999 to 2006, the Latino population inclined by 15%, while the media only reported 1% (Sun & Parker, 2012). In effort not to disclose the actual percentage, Latino’s are faced with marginalization. Additionally, during WWII, Latino’s gained more medal of honors than any other racial group, and yet, this statistic was never aired in multiple documentaries (Sun & Parker, 2012). Consequently, by the media not being systemically aware, it only contributes to racism and oppression by silencing history and shaming those who are already oppressed.
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His understanding of systemic racism really opened my eyes of how the media is shaping our society’s culture and ideologies. As an illustration, Paul Marcus described that systemic racism impacts every individual internally, their interpersonal relationships, their culture, and institutions (P. Marcus, personal communication, 2016). This interview afforded me the awareness and ability to connect how the media’s harmful minimization of systemic racism is impacting a great deal of society. Furthermore, Paul Marcus’s language emphasized the great need for this public oppressive practice to end by
His understanding of systemic racism really opened my eyes of how the media is shaping our society’s culture and ideologies. As an illustration, Paul Marcus described that systemic racism impacts every individual internally, their interpersonal relationships, their culture, and institutions (P. Marcus, personal communication, 2016). This interview afforded me the awareness and ability to connect how the media’s harmful minimization of systemic racism is impacting a great deal of society. Furthermore, Paul Marcus’s language emphasized the great need for this public oppressive practice to end by